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Foreskin, hemangioma (20x)
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Hemangiomas (angiomas) are benign tumors of blood and lymphatic vessels commonly found in infants and children.
They are usually superficial in nature, localized, and commonly involve the head or neck, although up to one-third may
be seen in the liver. Total or partial regression of these lesions occurs in the majority of cases before puberty. Rare...
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Background: Sticker sarcoma, also called venereal sarcoma or venereal lymphosarcomatosis, is a tumor of the external genital organs in females and males. In male animals the penis and foreskin (prepuce) are affected, in the female, it happens in vagina (vagina) and labia (vulva). The diagnosis of sticker sarcoma is based on the chronic discharge, t...
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... Also, hemangiomas have been reported in the urethra, genital skin, and prostate .This disorder is rarely described at the genitalia [4]. Only a few cases of hemangiomas at preputium penis have been reported in the world literature [5][6][7]. The majority of infantile hemangiomas do not require any specific treatment, usually observation and reassurance of the parents are enough [8]. ...
... Nevertheless, for the preputial hemangiomas totally excision of the tumor by circumcision was preferred [5][6][7]. Once involuted, they never recur [11]. ...
Hemangiomas are the most common tumor of infantile period and usually
involved sites are head and neck (%50), followed by trunk and extremities.
Hemangioma is rarely described in genitals. We report a 17-months-old patient
with a hemangioma of the preputium penis. The tumor was completely removed
surgically and histological examination revealed an infantile hemangioma.
